Galway boss wary of Dublin in All-Ireland after 2024 heartbreak
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Written by John Fallon
Dublin will be on a revenge mission when they clash in the semi-finals of the TG4 All-Ireland, says Galway manager Daniel Moynihan.
Following Dublin’s win over Cork on Saturday, they will take on Galway, who beat Waterford, at O’Connor Park in Tullamore on Saturday, July 19 (throw-in, 7.30pm).
Galway defeated Dublin in the quarter-finals last year before finishing runners-up to Kerry.
“It’s going to be an interesting game. Dublin had a difficult situation last year going to extra time and us just catching them at the end. So, I’m sure their tails will be up. They’ll be looking forward to playing us and getting a little bit of revenge against us,” said Moynihan.
A Kate Slevin first half penalty laid the platform as Galway built a 1-7 to 0-3 interval over Waterford at Tuam Stadium before going on to win by 1-18 to 1-12.
“We have a huge variation of scorers out there and that’s fantastic for me as a manager that we have that variation,” added Moynihan. “It causes a little bit of confusion for other teams as well in knowing who to pick up. We started really, really well today.”
Dublin joint manager Paul Casey said they have plenty of room for improvement despite seeing off Cork by 3-15 to 0-7, with Hannah Tyrrell leading the way with 1-5.
“I think for lots of that game, there were probably lots of aspects that we weren’t overly happy with,” said Casey. Our shooting let us down on a number of occasions, but in fairness to our girls they battled to the very end and their work-rate was superb throughout. We’re really pleased and delighted to be in the semi-final.
“In fairness to our medical team and our S&C team, they’re getting the players back when we need them now coming in. To see Orlagh Nolan coming in there. A year ago she did her cruciate and she has had to work so, so hard to come in and get her 15 minutes in there today. There is competition for places. We know there is lots of work that lies ahead, but we won’t underestimate anybody that is left in this competition.”
After beating Kildare, Kerry face Meath, who cruised past Tipperary, at the same venue earlier in the day (throw-in, 5.15pm).
Tickets for these games are available here.
Tickets for All-Ireland final day on August 3 are available here.
These games will be shown live on TG4.
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The details for the Intermediate semi-finals are as follows:
Laois v Monaghan, Sunday, July 13 (throw-in, 2pm), Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, Longford.
Tyrone v Westmeath,Sunday, July 13 (throw-in, 2pm), Avant Money Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon, Westmeath.
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The Junior semi-finals will feature a double header at St. Tiernach’s Park, Clones, Monaghan, on July 13.
Louth face Longford (throw-in, 2pm), with Antrim taking on Sligo (throw-in, 4pm).
Tickets are available here.
In the SFC relegations play-off, Donegal face Leitrim, with both sides looking to keep their senior status for next season.
That game takes place on Saturday, July 12, at Emmett Park in Fermanagh (throw-in, 2pm).
Tickets are available here.
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